Saturday, November 1, 2008

My favorite part of the cell

My favorite part of the cell is the cell membrane. Why? Because so many interesting things happen on and in the cell membrane.

Just think - what is the first thing that happens when a sperm meets an egg during fertilization? - cell membrane interaction of course. What is involved when a neuron gets excited and fires a nerve impulse? - cell membrane transport changes, that's what happens. When the environment gets freezing cold, what do cells do? - put on "kinky" cell membranes.

I could go on and on about cell membranes but I think you get what I mean. There is so much going on and in cell membranes. I can actually use up one whole class period just talking about cell membranes but this is not a class but a blog. So this is where I stop today. But I hope I got you thinking about cell membranes.

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Welcome

Hi,Welcome to my cell blog. The reason for this blog is written in my first post "why this blog" last October. Writing/talking about cells has developed into a kind of mission for me. I hope you will join me daily or visit every now and then and discover or rediscover more about the wonders of the cell.

This blog is dedicated to my former students and teachers who inspired me through the years. It is especially dedicated to the high school teachers who requested me to write a book. This might serve as a prelude to a book, who knows.

Please leave comments if anything strikes you or you may write me at my email - baby.angtuaco@gmail.comIf you have questions or if you want me to write anything about cells please tell me too. We can work on this together.

I got several blogs one of which is: http://getinspired-photoquotes.blogspot.com/ wherein I share inspirational quotes with photos. I also have other blogs on photography, happiness, and science, as well as about the Philippines.